So I'm gonna order a panfish elite rod from BPS but I'm leary about how they package rods. For those that have received rods shipped from them recently...do they use a rod tube or a chincy box?

My experience with Cabela's is that it'll be a heavy-ish cardboard tube.

If it arrives broken, they replace it, so no worries.

I've ordered three BPS Crankin' Sticks since October 2022. They all came in heavy duty cardboard rod tubes, approximately 1/4" thick. All arrived in excellent condition. Side note, I always save the tubes for spare rod storage, etc.

 

Way back in the late 90's, I had a BPS rod arrive broken in a busted up light cardboard box. No problem at all, BPS customer service handled it at no cost to me.

Perfect this is the info I needed...thank you guys and merry late Christmas!

They’ll ship some of the cheaper combos in normal rectangular box, using zip ties to secure the rod to the box’s side.